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Section 1 Animal Husbandry and system management
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  General            Advances in coral husbandry in public aquaria
introduction        Bruce Carlson

Chapter 1.          Introduction to the husbandry of corals in aquariums: A review
                         Eric Borneman

Chapter 2.          Nutrition in juvenile corals - a case study at the Rotterdam Zoo
                         Dirk Petersen and Michaël Laterveer

Chapter 3.          The CORALZOO project – preliminary results of the evaluation of different types
                         and concentration of food on the growth of Pocillopora damicornis comparing
                         diurnal and nocturnal feeding

                         Silvia Lavorano, Claudia Gili, Caterina Muti, Daniela Corsino, Maura Tartuffi and
                         Guido Gnone

Chapter 4.          Effects of light and feeding on coral calcification
                         Sylvie Tambutté and Christine Ferrier-Pagès

Chapter 5.          Predators and pests of captive corals
                         Mitch Carl

Chapter 6.          Observations of a polyclad flatworm affecting acroporid corals in captivity
                         Fernando Nosratpour

Chapter 7.          The soft coral Sinularia flexibilis: potential for drug development 
                         Mohammad K. Khalesi, Rik H. Beeftink and René H. Wijffels

Chapter 8.          Husbandry of azooxanthellate soft corals (Anthozoa: Octocorallia) in captivity:
                         preliminary results
                         Michael P. Janes

Chapter 9.          Coral husbandry and long-term coral survival in the Coral Reef Exhibit at Reef 
                         HQAquarium, Townsville, Australia

                         Shelley L. Anthony and Séverine Thomas
 
Chapter 10.        Abiotic filtration methods for live coral systems in public aquaria
                         Richard Terrell Jr., Richard Klobuchar Jr. and Carrie Pratt

Chapter 11.        Ecological purification in the captive reef – natural approaches to water quality
                         management

                         Ashley Sharp

Chapter 12.        Scientific considerations on a technique of ecological purification that made
                         possible the cultivation of reef-building corals in Monaco

                         Jean Jaubert

Chapter 13.        Current in aquaria, best way to create
                         Ernst Pawlowsky

Chapter 14.        Calcium and carbonate in closed marine aquarium systems
                         Dieter Brockmann and Max Janse

Chapter 15.        Trace elements, functions, sinks and replenishment in reef aquaria
                         Hans-Werner Balling, Max Janse and Piet J. Sondervan

Chapter 16.        Macronutrients N P K, levels and management
                         Ernst Pawlowsky

Chapter 17.        An example of public aquaria sciences: the CORALZOOproject
                         Ronald Osinga

Chapter 18.        The role of light in coral physiology and its implications for coral husbandry
                         Ronald Osinga, Marcel Janssen and Max Janse

Chapter 19.        Environmentally tough coral species as candidates for aquarium culture
                         Tony McEwan

Section 2: Coral exhibit design and large exhibits
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Chapter 20.        Introduction: Design considerations for live coral exhibits
                        J. Charles Delbeek

Chapter 21.        Tank design and aquashaping for live coral exhibits
                        David Lazenby

Chapter 22.        Impact of design-build process on the construction and functionality of a large
                        scale live coral exhibit at the Houston Zoo: "Reef-building by design-build"

                        Mike Concannon

Chapter 23.        Sulawesi beaches and shores: A look at an unusual coral tank
                        Mitch Carl

Chapter 24.        A proposed live coral exhibit for Chester Zoo Aquarium
                        Colin Grist

Chapter 25.        An experimental prototype coral reef tank at the Steinhart Aquarium’s temporary
                        museum
                        Bart Shepherd

Chapter 26.        The Coral Reef Exhibit at Reef HQAquarium, Townsville, Australia: Technical
                        operations and water quality
                        Séverine Thomas and Shelley L. Anthony

Chapter 27.        80,000 liters of a live coral reef display - 7 years and counting
                        Joe Yaiullo

Chapter 28.        Designing and maintaining a large closed-system reef exhibit at the Georgia
                        Aquarium
                        Bruce A. Carlson, Kevin Curlee, Alistair Dove and Kimberly Hall

Chapter 29.        Design and development of the Steinhart aquarium’s Philippine coral reef exhibit
                        Bart Shepherd

Chapter 30.        Intensive culture of scleractinian corals and overview of the techniques used for
                        coral reef exhibits at the aquarium of the Oceanographic Museum of Monaco. An
                        assessment after 18 years of activity
                        Pierre Gilles and Nadia Ounaïs

Chapter 31.        Ecological management of a large coral reef eco-display at Burgers’ Zoo
                        Max Janse, Joep Wensing, Henri Gieling and Tom de Jongh

Section 3: Population management
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Chapter 32.        Introduction: Ex-situ coral population management: towards sustainability and
                        breeding programs

                        Dirk Petersen

Chapter 33.        Mariculture of coral colonies for the public aquarium sector
                        Shai Shafir and Baruch Rinkevich

Chapter 34.        The role of sexual reproduction in captive population management – a review
                        Dirk Petersen

Chapter 35.        Coral spawning at the Birch Aquarium at Scripps: Observations on timing and
                        behavior

                        Fernando Nosratpour

Chapter 36.        A synopsis of coral restoration genetics
                        Iliana B. Baums

Chapter 37.        Progress in sexual coral reproduction at Oceanopolis
                        Dominique Barthelemy

Section 4: Conservation and transportation
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Chapter 38.        Introduction: Conservation and transportation
                        Mike Brittsan and Rachel Jones

Chapter 39.        CITES, corals and customs: The international trade in wild coral
                        Rachel Jones

Chapter 40.        Collecting and shipping live coral: Techniques, tips and headaches
                        J. Charles Delbeek

Chapter 41.        Aquacultured coral and restoration
                        Ilze K. Berzins, Ryan Czaja, Casey Coy, Craig A. Watson, Kathy H. Kilgore, Roy P.E.
                        Yanong, Scott Graves, Lauri MacLaughlin and Billy Causey

Chapter 42.        2nd SECORE workshop: towards the conservation of the threatened Elkhorn coral
                        Acropora palmata
                        Dirk Petersen, Eric Borneman, Mike Brittsan, Mary Hagedorn and Michaël Laterveer

Chapter 43.        The role of public aquaria in enhancing a sustainable coral trade
                        Nathalie Gamain

Chapter 44.        Coral reefs at risk: the role of Japanese science and technology for restoration
                        Makoto Omori

Chapter 45.        Conserving the Hawaiian stony coral, Montipora dilatata (Studer, 1901): a U.S.
                         "species of concern"
                         J. Charles Delbeek

Section 5: Taxonomy
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Chapter 46.        Laboratory methods for identification of soft corals (Octocorallia: Alcyonacea)
                        Michael P. Janes

Chapter 47.        Oceanic distribution ranges and conservation status of extant soft and hard reef
                        coral genera

                        Bert W. Hoeksema and Leendert P. van Ofwegen

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